OVERALL NEED

Understanding the latest therapeutics and diagnostic techniques in the essential areas of cardiology (Cardio-obstetrics, Heart Failure, Hyperlipidemia and Interventional) are needed to increase the understanding of incorporating the latest research into team-based care.

OVERALL GOAL

The overall goal of this activity is to increase learner knowledge and competency about how to incorporate the latest research in therapeutics and technologies into a team-based practice in the areas of Cardio-obstetrics, Heart Failure, Hyperlipidemia and Interventional cardiology.

LEARNER OBJECTIVES 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT AND CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. The American College of Cardiology Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Physicians

The ACCF designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurses
The ACCF designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing nursing education contact hours (0.25 pharmacotherapeutic nursing contact hours).  Each attendee should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists

ACCF designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours (0.100 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

While offering credits noted above, the course is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in this field.

CREDIT AND COURSE EVALUATION

Your feedback from this American College of Cardiology (ACC) educational course will help us to better target ACC educational initiatives and efforts to support you and your future learning needs. In order to receive your CME/CNE certificate or certificate of attendance, and to claim your maintenance of certificate points you must complete a brief evaluation survey online. This survey will be sent via email from the ACC and will include a direct link to the survey. We strongly recommend that evaluations and credit claims be submitted within one MONTH of the course, but you must complete them within three months of the course. The survey will be sent via email 7 to 10 days after the conference and will include a direct link to the survey. 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

Abstracts and articles contained in this course guide have been reprinted with permission.

This information is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a clinician relative to diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient’s medical condition.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) does not warrant the completeness, accuracy or usefulness of any opinions, advice, services or other information provided through this activity. In no event will ACCF be liable for any decision made, or action taken, in reliance upon the information provided through this activity.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the ANCC or the ACC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity.

ACCF reserves the right to modify faculty and program without notice. 

LEARNER BILL OF RIGHTS

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) recognizes that you are a life-long learner who has chosen to engage in continuing medical education to identify or fill a gap in knowledge or skill; and to attain or enhance a desired competency. As part of ACCF’s duty to you as a learner, you have the right to expect that your continuing medical education experience with ACCF includes the following.

Content that:

A learning environment that:

Disclosure of:

DISCLOSURE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of their directly provided or jointly provided/co-provided educational activities. Planners, presenters, and other contributors, in a position to control the content are required to disclose to the audience all relevant financial relationships he/she and/or his/her spouse or domestic partner may have, occurring within the past 12 months, with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. When an unlabeled use of a commercial product or an investigational use not yet approved for any purpose is discussed during an educational activity, the contributor should disclose that the product is not labeled for the use under discussion or that the product is still investigational.

ACCF is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities and materials that promote improvements and quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business or commercial interest. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent participation in educational activities by persons with a financial or other relationship, but rather to provide learners with information on which they can make their own determination whether financial interests or relationships may influence the education activity.

ACCF assesses conflicts of interest (COI) with its faculty, planners, managers, staff and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME/CNE activities. All relevant potential conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted through a process that includes course directors and appropriate peer review by education committee chairs/members, for fair balance, scientific objectivity and validity, and patient care and safety recommendations.

CREDIT CLAIMING

Within 7 business days after each session, each attendee will receive an email from our Assessment and Outcomes Team which will include a link to a short course evaluation which will need to be completed before being able to claim credit.  A certificate will automatically be generated and sent to the email address the attendee enters after the evaluation has been submitted. If, after checking your spam folders, you do not find this email, please contact the Chapter Office (holly@marylandacc.org).